PP Bear
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If you followed this thread,
http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/general-maintenance-diy.118579/
then you'll have know that I had recently inspected the offside front and rear discs and pads and declared them sound and serviceable, however I never actually removed them and stripped the brakes down.
In my OP I was advised by @Lofty1 and backed up by @davenewel (http://www.davenewell.co.uk/) that I should strip out the pads and check they're fully serviceable. I took the advice and put the motorhome in the garage again and inspected all the pads. Good job I did as the last set to be inspected duly fell apart as predicted (see photos)
If I hadn't had taken the advice and had a full strip down inspection, then goodness only knows how many more miles I'd have driven before suffering a catastrophic breakdown, or even worse!!!!
New pads front and rear are now on order and I'll collect them tomorrow. Good job I've access to one of our military vehicles, or I'd be left trying to have them delivered to the base.
Also found a self tapping screw in the rear tyre, but luckily it hadn't done any damage, along with a small maggot that somehow likes to live in the tread of my tyre!!
My vehicle is a 2006 2.8 JTD Ducato, with just over 25000 miles on the clock. The vehicle is in an immaculate condition, especially considering it's nearly 10 years old. The pads looked really good until stripped out. So the question now is.....how many more are there out there that should be changed. Might be worth getting them checked for peace of mind. If it's a garage or a Halfords Auto Centre, get them to fully remove the pads. My last trip to a Halfords, resulted in them merely measuring the thickness of the pads, which in this case, just wouldn't have found the problem. They need to be removed.
They're actually the easiest set of pads I've ever removed. Well within the abilities of the competent mechanic and their home DIY skills
Thanks fellow Funsters, all dam good advice and well followed by the Bear. Just need to fit them now and then run them in.